Wheel arches/body kit

[Dieseldragon]

Hi Guys,

Been googling for hours, looking for a source for genuine wheel arches. Mine doesnt have them, I bought universal ones to cover my wider tyres, but they look awful. I just can't get them to fit right.

My plan is to get either new or second hand ones, modify them with fibreglass so I don't need the bumpers or door trim.

Mine is a SWB

 

[Shayne]

Trying to recall your previous posts DD i think your in Spain and arch extensions may need removed at inspection time ?

With easy modification and removal/replace in mind i wonder if you would be better looking at something like these in the link http://www.knightracer.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2381

 

[Dieseldragon]

I will have to homologate them, but those look a good solution. I have been using rubber universal ones, but they really look awful, I just can't get them sitting right. Spent all morning with a heat gun trying to shape them.
Do you know anyone that has actually fitted those to a land cruiser?

 

[Shayne]

Nope but the emperor of europe hasn't got around to shafting us (so completely) yet . A pic of your truck might help others advise i'm thinking rules means your wheels only protrude about an inch past the bodywork so genuine toyota flares might look ridiculous being a 3 or 4 inch extension to body width .

 

[Dieseldragon]

I would prefer not to have to get spacers as well, but just want something that doesn't look like crap! The wheels only stick out 27mm. Some pics -

 

[Shayne]

Personally i think your being over cautious iirc you fitted the arch extensions at the same time as changing your wheels and tyres . My truck is black and so shows every mark yet my tyres probably protrude about inch and yes it get dirty in mud but no harm results , i have mud tyres too which will throw up a lot more than yours . I will take a pic for you when she returns with my truck

 

[Dieseldragon]

Pics would be good, cheers

 

[clivehorridge]

Nice looking truck there DD, it is a shame those arches spoil it. Do you really need to have them?

 

[Shayne]

Its going dark and no sign of my truck yet i'm afraid so looks like you will have to wait until tomorrow for pics sorry .

 

[Shayne]

 

[Shayne]

About 10 days without rain here in the last 4 months here would be a fair estimate and i can't remember when i last washed my truck .

 

[clivehorridge]

If you do really need them, is it worth giving these some thought?

 

[Dieseldragon]

I need arch extensions, unfortunately. Inviting problems otherwise!
I couldn't see an attachment Clive

 

[Dieseldragon]

View attachment 24750

That's about the same as mine sticks out. Looks great though

 

[clivehorridge]

I need arch extensions, unfortunately. Inviting problems otherwise!
I couldn't see an attachment Clive

Sorry DD, there's a link in the blue text of post #12

http://www.4wdshop.be/accessoires/spatborden/

 

[Dieseldragon]

Sorry DD, there's a link in the blue text of post #12

http://www.4wdshop.be/accessoires/spatborden/

Sorry, couldn't see the clicky bit from the phone

 

[Dieseldragon]

http://www.totem4x4.es/tienda-onlin...ipo-bushwacker-para-toyota-lc-90-comprar.html

I found these, supposedly made for the vehicle (3door) they also list for 5 door, but 7cm wide, so would have to get some spacers, or it would look a bit odd. They also do them 11cm wide. I have sent them a mail, asking for details. The price doesn't seem too bad, if they are tailored to the vehicle.

 

[Shayne]

Depends on your budget i suppose cosmetically i would be looking for wheels and arches to be flush , if under such communist style rule .

I think you have 16x7 rims so i would be tempted to push the boat out with 16x8 and the "bushwacker" flares .

On a side note i think they may be copy bushwacker so i would do some research on quality before throwing money at them .

 

[Dieseldragon]

Depends on your budget i suppose cosmetically i would be looking for wheels and arches to be flush , if under such communist style rule .

I think you have 16x7 rims so i would be tempted to push the boat out with 16x8 and the "bushwacker" flares .

On a side note i think they may be copy bushwacker so i would do some research on quality before throwing money at them .

Found bushwacker ones, over 1000€! I want the wheels to be flush, but it's coming down to what parts I can get at a reasonable price. If I change the wheels again, thats another 450€ gone, with wheels, transport, swapping tyres over etc...
Why do we do these things? ?? Bloody money pits, but got to draw a line somewhere with how much I spend

 

[Shayne]

It's a slippery slope for sure , i joined this forum a few years ago simply to ask what oversized tyres will fit and here i am many thousands of pounds later still asking what to buy next

What you spend only you can decide i think fear of being ordered to remove it all by the gestapo would err me toward the cheapest most sympathetic option which might be those in the first link i posted . There is a flat bit around both arches on the bodywork , would those universal ones bolt onto the flat bit sort of exaggerating the natural flare of the body without shrinking the natural arch if you get what i mean ? Might look quite good if you sprayed them silver but only you can decide that .